[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Newbie questions

[Joe Atzberger]

Mysql isn't going to be applicable here.  Evergreen relies on many
postgres-specific mechanisms.

Install documentation is here:

http://evergreen-ils.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=generic_installation_information


I have no idea how a hiring service would make use of a library automation
system, so it sounds like your application might be somewhat novel.

I would not be worried about moving from one EG server to another yet.
 Certainly it can be done, but I think unless you can get the first one
installed and configured there isn't much point in worrying about the
second.  You should evaluate whether or not your host can satisfy the
prerequisite part of the installation: there are a lot of pieces.

--joe


On Sat, Jul 10, 2010 at 5:50 AM, Leslie Hastings
<leslie at propsmaster.co.uk>wrote:

> I was going to lurk for a while, but I'm quite anxious to migrate from a
> different OS library, and while Evergreen looks like a dream application, I
> feel that dreaded sense of being in way over my head that I haven't had in
> a
> while.
>
> I'll start by saying that I'm currently using OpenBiblio, and have cut my
> teeth on that so far as learning about OPAC and MARC codes, etc. I'm well
> away from being competent as a data manager, and still have a lot to learn,
> but I think I've got the basics re: nomenclature, etc.
>
> But OB doesn't do everything I need it to do. I'm running a hiring service,
> so an E-Commerce system, which is what I originally thought would fit the
> bill, doesn't really work. I can't just "sell" something, because I have no
> way to track its return.
>
> What appeals about Evergreen is the multiple cross-referencing it appears
> to
> do, and the image attachment is an absolute must.
>
> But although I'm comfortable with PHP and MySQL, FTP and phpMyAdmin, I'm
> not
> so good with command line, and I don't have my own server. I may put one
> together, but don't have access to one now, and I really want to get
> started, rather than continue adding to the existing database, as all that
> will just then have to be moved (or re-entered by hand).
>
> I have (virtually) unlimited space on a shared server running Apache
> 2.2.14,
> PHP5, MySQL5, Perl5.8.8 on CentOS 5.5. It doesn't appear to have any other
> db options.
>
> I'd like to put my library here, at least in the first instance, with the
> possibility of moving it to my own server later. Is that even an option?
> And
> if so, could somebody provide some basic instructions on how to get
> started?
> As an alternative, I have an old copy of Ubuntu that I could load and dual
> boot with. More than I'd hoped to have to do at the outset, but if it's the
> only option, I'll give it a go. I'm also familiar with XAMPP (Windows) and
> know there are other similar applications out there, but haven't used them.
> That won't help me get the library live, but if it helps me set it up so
> that it can be moved later, then it's a step in the right direction.
>
> I say I'm "not so good" with command line, which is a result of years on a
> Windoze OS, but I have run a Linux box, although I don't have access to one
> just now. I'm quite happy to use command line if somebody tells me exactly
> what to input.
>
> Thanks in advance for any help. Looking forward to diving in, both in my
> own
> project and in this community.
>
> Cheers,
> Leslie
>
>
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